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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPEL SATURDAY, JULY,
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Solution to Previous Contract 'Problem.
To open with one. no trump on n weak hand at contract gives your partner no information. He may not wish to bid, yet he is forced to reply with two of something. If he does not hold much and can- not depend on you for much, and if he does step out for a two bid, the opponents will murder him for about 1400 pointa.
Therefore, the better contract players of to-day have adopted Sims ideas of original no trump bidding-making them only with
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hands rich in tenace positions, with no singletons or weak doubleton hands that contain at least 3% primary tricks and that may galu a trick on the opening lend.
North's bid of two clubs can be Bade
weakness or strength. However, it is forcing, after an original bid of one no trump, and do guarantee FI five-card suit. After South's bid of two no trump. if North bid three clubs, it would be a sign-off.
The Play
The four of hearts is opened by West. East goes in with the king and the declarer wins with the ace. There is use trying to start the pade suit, because only three tricks can be developed in that auit. Why not start the suit in which four tricks may be de- veloper?
The opponent whom you do not what is the lead is Enst; there- re, you should play the hand in uch manner that Enst has the east possible chance to get In. That la, play your jack of clubs.
The only card East may be able to get in with now is the queen of clubs, and of course, if this card in held by West, you have the chance that West may not cover, in which case you will make five club tricks.
That is what happened in this hand-West fails to cover with the queen and the jack holds. Now the declarer rang off four club tricks and West has to surrneder a spade and a heart to protect his hand.
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Declarer then leads the ten-of- diamonds from dummy, and West wins with the king. If West turns a diamond, South will get two diamond tricks on which West will have to let go another heart. Sext the declarer will cash the queen of hearts and throw West in with the juck, forcing him to lend from his king and eight of spades into the ace and queen. In this way, the declarer makes five udd.
Today's Contract Problem West is playing the con- tract at four spades. South 118 bid diamonde. North opens the four of diamonds, South winning with the nee. Ho then plays the aco and kink of hearis. How should West play the hand from bero?
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